Example sentences of "he 'd [vb pp] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Tonight , only a few minutes earlier , he 'd been following handwritten signs down a service passageway to the toilets when , for one brief half-second , he 'd seen a local councillor emerging through the doorway with the head of a pig on his shoulders . |
2 | Driving on , he told Paula that Harry Butler was on the way , that he 'd given a brief description of Evelyn so Butler would recognize her , plus her address . |
3 | ‘ He 'd tied a black scarf , or a stocking , or something over his face , and I could only see his eyes between that and his hat brim . |
4 | Des Little the signing from Swansea has been rested because er Frank Clarke felt he 'd lost a little bit of confidence in Forest 's poor start to the season . |
5 | He said he 'd done a wonderful job in very difficult circumstances . |
6 | Over the past few weeks , he 'd detected a fiendish intelligence in the machine whose sense of humour he empathised with . |
7 | His Defence Counsel said he 'd suffered a great deal since his arrest and said the real punishment had already happened away from court . |
8 | Art had always tried to give back what he had gained in life , he felt grateful for what he felt he had to be given , some said he 'd achieved a great deal , but in his heart he felt fate had dealt him with him gently and you have to make the most of the lo of the card life deals you . |
9 | He 'd realized a long time ago that he 'd married a woman who cuddled complete strangers in the street and probably had a season ticket for West Ham in her handbag . |
10 | He 'd gained a great deal of self-confidence . |
11 | Her eyes swept across his face , and suddenly she had the almost overwhelming desire to tell him that it was n't important at all , that she was , inside , what he 'd called a real woman , one who wanted a home and children to fill it , and most of all a husband , a man who would take her in his arms and kiss her until nothing mattered except him , kiss her as Nicolo had , make her want him as she 'd wanted Nicolo … |
12 | The man later told police he thought he 'd struck a cardboard box . |
13 | He 'd made a good start but now he was faltering , and the focus of attention was drifting slowly away from him . |
14 | Michael , when he was at s When he was at school , he won a scholarship to university , when he got to the university he said as if he 'd made a great discovery . |
15 | In fact , he 'd made a real scene about it yesterday . |
16 | He 'd made a regular spaghetti junction of his potato . |
17 | The BBC told him he 'd made a promising start . |
18 | Ablett argued furiously with referee Ken Redfern that he 'd made a clean challenge on the inspirational McAllister . |
19 | If he 'd had his hands on her for one minute , he could have given her something to remember him by ; if only he 'd spat a single obscenity into her ear before running off , it would have been something . |
20 | Asleep , he 'd felt a terrible pain in his upper arm . |
21 | She strained away , but saw that her breasts were thrust out further , and now she had a new sensation to worry about — the liquid feeling in her loins as if he 'd built a small fire there . |
22 | He 'd ruptured a vital artery and could have died if he 'd gone on stage one more time . |
23 | You may remember that Cliff wore a thumb pick and two National finger picks , hence the octaves section in bars 9 and 10 would have been easier for him to pick cleanly than if he 'd used a flat pick and no fingerstyle . |
24 | He 'd used a disposable handcuff on her , a simple self-locking noose that was tough , effective , and impossible to break . |
25 | As it turned out , Mario was n't allowed to race at Monza because he 'd driven a dirt-track race within the previous twenty-four hours , and it was n't until Watkins Glen at the end of 1968 that he first drove in a FI race . |
26 | He 'd spent a long time twisting bits of wire together and finding a safe way to steal electricity from the fusebox . |
27 | He 'd expected a clandestine rendezvous — curtained windows , locked doors — not a gypsy encampment . |
28 | He 'd fought a long battle against the boys ’ religious indoctrination . |
29 | Adam grabbed Billie and hid her behind the Audi , glad that he 'd chosen a four-wheel-drive Quattro . |
30 | A graduate of Georgetown University , he 'd won a coveted Rhodes Scholarship to study for a BPhil in Politics at University College . |